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A terrifying home invasion in which a shotgun blast tore through the door of a home on Carleton Drive, injuring a resident, was the result of drug-confused text messages sent while a man was being evicted after his uncle caught him doing crystal meth.

The story behind the shooting came out for the first time in public on Wednesday in Saskatoon provincial court, where three men pleaded guilty to having various roles in the home invasion.

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Kevin Albert Howard Quewezance, Vincent Cyres Williamson and Cyril Adam Glover were scheduled to stand trial this week, but resolved their cases through guilty pleas. Sentencing for Quewezance and Williamson was adjourned, but Glover’s sentencing went ahead.

The Dec. 5, 2015 incident began when Quewezance, who was staying in the basement of his uncle’s home on Carleton Drive on Saskatoon’s east side, and his girlfriend were caught by Quewezance’s uncle doing drugs. They had previously been warned about their behaviour and gang associations, as Quewezance’s uncle was concerned about the effects on his four-year-old child, court heard.

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The uncle tried to evict them and they got into an argument about rent, Crown prosecutor Cory Bliss said in court. While Glover accepted the information Bliss presented, it is not necessarily accepted by Quewezance and Williamson.

Quewezance’s girlfriend sent some text messages to friends, including Williamson and Glover, that “embellished” what was happening and claimed she and Quewezance were being held hostage — but in reality the uncle simply didn’t want them to leave until they handed over their house keys.

Quewezance also phoned Glover and Williamson and said he needed help, possibly with retrieving property, and told his uncle’s wife she had “disrespected the wrong person,” Bliss said.

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Ultimately, Quewezance and his girlfriend left the house, but no one “cancelled” the messages that had been sent, Bliss said. About 10 to 15 minutes later, Glover and Williamson arrived in a cab and knocked at the door. When Quewezance’s uncle opened it, he found a sawed-off shotgun pointed at his head.

He wrestled Williamson, who was holding the gun, and managed to get the door closed, but while he was trying to lock the door, the shotgun was fired, injuring the uncle’s hand, court heard. Glover then sprayed bear spray through the hole in the door. The uncle and his wife and child retreated upstairs and phoned police.

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After checking the basement for Quewezance, who wasn’t there, Glover and Williamson fled. Police caught them after a short foot chase.

Quewezance pleaded guilty to being a party to a break-in and uttering threats. He is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday.

Williamson pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, recklessly discharging a firearm, break-and-enter and weapons charges. His sentencing date has not been set.

Glover pleaded guilty to possessing bear spray for a dangerous purpose and being a party to the offence of break-and-enter and commit aggravated assault. Bliss and Glover’s lawyer, Patrick McDougall, jointly recommended a five-year sentence on his charges.

After getting into some trouble when he was younger, Glover, 31, was crime-free until a few years ago, when his grandmother died and he began using crystal meth, McDougall said.

“This really is the end result.”

Judge Morris Baniak accepted the five-year joint submission, noting Glover was lucky to be facing an aggravated assault charge rather than a murder charge, if things had turned out differently.

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